Do Wages or Profits Lead Growth?
Earlier this month, I served as the discussant for a presentation by Engelbert Stockhammer, an economics professor from Kingston University in London. He was speaking at a conference organized by…
The Urban Diabetes Epidemic: Green Cities & Health
I've written before about the fact that overall New Yorkers have the highest life expectancy in the United States. Sounds odd, but research has traced those added months to the…
No Comment: Aborted Soulmate
“I know I’m gonna catch a lot of flax for this but I truly believe that people who search their whole lives for their spouse and end up single in…
How Does the Liberal Party Rebuild When It Starts by Having Illegit Meeting?
The "Special Convention" : It's not Extraordinary. It's Unconstitutional.par John J. Lennard, mardi 17 mai 2011, 10:55http://www.facebook.com/notes/john-j-lennard/the-special-convention-its-not-extraordinary-its-unconstitutional/10150184826444141There ...
Getting It Right?
No matter your "position", you at least have to acknowledge there is some real back and forth occurring between the Liberal brass and the membership. I say this for a…
Does WikiLeaks oopsie reveal secret Tory scheme to soak Alberta taxpayers to enrich private utility companies? Oh, probably
Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to … transmit electricity. Below: Brian Mason, Murray Smith.A good rule in public relations is never to let the…
New Orleans and the culture of resistance – Interview with Floodlines author Jordan Flaherty
Over five years since the catastrophe of hurricane Katrina, communities in New Orleans are still struggling to rebuild and return. Shocking images of Katrina broadcast globally continue to communicate the…
Gas Pipeline Blazing Trail for Enbridge Gateway Project?
During an eight-minute interview with Fox News' Mad Money host Jim Kramer last week, Enbridge CEO Pat Daniel made a revelation that was at once startling and hardly surprising -…
Devonshire Playground update
It's been covered in the news, so most likely you've heard there's a semi-resolution to the Devonshire parking vs playground debacle. Here's a great letter from the school council co-chairs,…
Ford and fawning lackies vote to push Toronto into more debt
Toronto votes to contract out garbage pickup - thestar.comGloat gloat, oink oink.Studies show that although privatizing garbage pick-up may initially save money, it will cost much more in the long…
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1,616 Days: Dividing Canadians
1,616 Days: Dividing Canadians « Framed In Canadaby Trish Hennessy(part two of a series)Excerpt:Stephen Harper played the fear card and won, while the NDP made history by becoming the official…
Review: Yes Means Yes!
The very simple way of reconceptualizing sexual consent at the heart of this book provides a useful...
Now representing Canada on the world stage
This could be the end of diplomacy as we know it....
On Alf, consultations and constitutional straitjackets
Tuesday evening I attended a pretty successful social event and informal renewal brainstorming session in Toronto with over 100 Liberal Party members ... and guess who came to dinner?The Edward…
Rob Ford Has Seen The Enemy
After enduring the worst recession since the Great Depression, and seeing income distribution rates at their most skewed in decades, Rob Ford has identified the cause, garbage workers. Crushing them…
Are emboldended right wingers pushing the agenda? Fraser Institute chimes in on immigration
Maybe its coincidence, or perhaps its just me...but it seems like Conservative minded Canadians have felt their cajones swell with Stephen Harper's electoral triumph. Yes, sixty per cent of Canadians…
Summer’s coming: beaches and beachside pools open, park rangers on duty beginning this weekend
Park Board NewsMay 17, 2011 | No. 20Vancouver’s official start of summer is Saturday, May 21. That’s when beachside pools open, lifeguards are on duty at city beaches and park…